Rajko M. wrote:
> On Monday 21 May 2007 22:13, Patrick Shanahan wrote:
>
>> * Rajko M. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [05-21-07 22:20]:
>>
>>> I don't know internals of
>>> rpm --rebuilddb
>>> but I was using it and it seems that it doesn't search hard disk for
>>> installed third party software.
>>>
>>> The sound driver is:
>>> realtek-linux-audiopack-4.05f.tar.bz2
>>> and it will compile alsa driver and some XRealMixer v0.5 from sources.
>>> John mentioned that he removed directories, but I didn't ask which as
>>> installing alsa via YaST should bring sound in order.
>>>
>> Using an rpm-based system requires the use of rpm packages. The use
>> of tar-balls will corrupt the rpm system and do not show up in the rpm
>> database. Tar installations can replace libraries required by your
>> (rpm) installed system and break things as you seem to have found with
>> the alsa package. Removal of tar installations and source built
>> installations is very difficult.
>>
>> You must be experienced and knowledgable to incorporate a mix. The
>> only really safe usage for the unknowning is those tar packages which
>> are self contained static packages which install in their own
>> directory and are removable by deleting that directory structure.
>>
>> If you *must* build a driver (as it appears) you should incorporate
>> the use of "checkinstall" which generates rpm packages for
>> installation after build and allows for save removal, if necessary or
>> desired.
>>
>
> Well, it's not my problem :-)
> I always check before using tarballs for all reasons that you listed above.
>
> John (original poster) can look in install script and see what was removed,
> but as you said it is not easy. That is the reason I proposed reinstallation
> of alsa. If that doesn't help, than he can always analyze the problem which
> can take more time than reinstallation of whole system, and of course next
> time install and use "checkinstall".
>
>
Sorry, don't mean to keep on about this (obviously haven't had any
success), can't I just remove a hardware device, and let Suse reinstall
it.... That would be a lot easier... ;-)
John.
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